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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 10121

This is the surgical removal of a foreign object lodged just beneath the skin, done in a more involved way than a simple removal — for example because the object is deeply embedded, hard to locate, or surrounded by inflamed or infected tissue. It typically requires a larger incision or more extensive exploration than a straightforward removal. The wound is then cleaned and closed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin cost?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$200 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$269 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $195 to $6,918Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $170 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $269

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$741.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$426.58
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$282

HI $1,905DE $234

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.